So Unsexy
Natalie May, MD The following post is a transcript of my talk at #FIX18 in New York. I remember joining twitter very clearly. It was July 2012, and I was diving into the unknown – it felt like the start of a new…
The ‘Aha’ moment: Sex and Gender Based Medicine
Alyson McGregor, MD, MA, FACEP I stood on the stage at a FemInEM FIX17 event in NYC and stared out to a sold out crown. I was there to deliver one of the many ‘Aha’ moments. While speaking, I noticed the faces in the audience transform…
Being a #GirlBoss: Women and Transformational Leadership
Katherine Gridley, BSc MBBS PGCertAeromed Think about the female leaders you admire – whether that’s in medicine, politics, business or even in your own family. Have you ever thought about what makes them so effective as leaders? Or why you revere them as a bit…
If She Can’t See It, She Can’t Be It: Part 2
Melody Glenn, MD This is the second in a two part piece on role models, leadership and one stellar medic. Women need and want strong female role models. Let’s share the stories of our own personal, female role models It is in this context that…
If She Can’t See It, She Can’t Be It: Part 1
This is the first in a two part series on role models, leadership and one stellar medic. During Ann’s emergency medicine residency, she was often given feedback about the lack of her leadership presence or the inability to “take control”…
The Pregnant Emergentologist
Arian Nachat, MD As a later in life mother of 2 young children, the experiences of physicians bearing children is of great personal significance to me. More specifically, over the past few years I have been wondering about the data on women physicians…
So They Think You’re a Nurse?
Sarah Shafer, MD You’ve worked hard in the Emergency Department with a patient, providing the best care you can provide, spending time explaining the plan and diagnosis, speaking to family members, and you feel good about the rapport you’ve developed with the patient…
Through the Glass Ceiling
Arlene Chung, MD, MACM The first woman physician in the United States graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1849. Since then, according to the American Association for Medical Colleges (AAMC), the number of women entering medical school has continued to increase, with over 48,000…